On July 28, 2016, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in State v. Mole, 2016-Ohio-5124. In a 4-3 opinion authored by Chief Justice O’Connor, joined in full by Justices Pfeifer and O’Neill, the court struck down R.C. 2907.03(A)(13) on its face, on equal protection grounds. The statute, a subsection of
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Merit Decision: Court Finds State Constitutional Violation For Extraterritorial Traffic Stop. State v. Brown.
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Update: a bill has been introduced in the legislature to allow peace officers in small townships to make arrests on interstate highways. Read more about that here.
On June 23, 2015, the Supreme Court of Ohio issued a merit decision in State v. Brown, 2015-Ohio-2438. In a 5-2 opinion written by Justice O’Donnell,…
What’s on their Minds: The Ohio Constitution and Remediless Statutory Violations. State v. Terrence Brown.
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Update: On June 23, 2015, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in this case. Read the analysis here.
“So now we have a constitution that is not self-executing, and we have a statute which is not self-executing, and we’re the Supreme Court and everybody is throwing their hands in the air…
Oral Argument Preview: Exclusion of Evidence Under the U.S. or the Ohio Constitution Because of A Bad Traffic Stop? State of Ohio v. Terrence Brown.
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Update: On June 23, 2015, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in this case. Read the analysis here.
Read the analysis of the oral argument here.
On February 3, 2015, the Supreme Court of Ohio will hear oral argument in the case of State of Ohio v. Terrence Brown, 2014-0104.…